NGO Calls for Structured, Comprehensive Plan to Control Rise in Numbers of Wild Boar
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Correio da ManhãEnvironmentalist Association considers the government's slaughter plan insufficient. The measures they present include protection of crops, compensation of affected farmers and promotion of sustainable hunting
In the opinion of Quercus, the population management of the wild boar in Portugal should be framed through a structured and comprehensive Action Plan, with multisectoral measures that address the root of the problem and present long-term results, says the association, in a statement.
Quercus considers that the increase in the presence of boars in several areas of the country requires a long-term strategy that goes beyond the slaughter of animals. The environmentalist association defends a comprehensive action plan, with measures aimed at recovering natural habitats and strengthening the presence of the Iberian wolf, one of the predators [...] Quercus content alerts: "It is not enough to shoot down boars and asks for reinforc…
Quercus wants the government to adopt an action plan to control the increase of the boars and not just to encourage their slaughter. The organization points to the loss of natural habitat and the regression of the Iberian wolf as contributing factors to the dispersion of the animals.
The Association considers it insufficient to encourage the slaughter of wild boars and advocates a plan that includes agriculture, hunting, land and biodiversity.
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